darius

• when did darius rule

  522-486 BC
• Phaidyme


  married to the fake smerdis
• otanes


  persian noble
• 7 conspirators


  otanes, intaphernes, Gobryas, megabyzus, aspathines, hydranes
• persian capital


  sousa
• speech 1 otanes


  democracy
• speech 2 megabyzus


  oligarchy (not one leader but not everyone)
• speech 3 darius


  monarchy
• How does Darius become king?

  uses a hidden mare in heat
• Darius present himself as

  a liberator
• what revolts did he have

  nine liar kings
• what god supported him

  ahuramazda
• behishtun 19 power


  by the grace of ahuramazda did i utterly overthrow nidintu bel
• behishtun 20 divine mandate to rule

  "by the grace of ahuramazda i took babylon, and captured nidintu- bel
• behishtun 33 ruthless


  "he was kept bound at my palace entrance"
• behishtun 21 unpopularity


  while i was in babylon, these provinces revolted from me, persia elam media ...
• arkha


  leader of second rebellion
• Phraortes


  had the most gruesome fate
• hystapes


  persian general and governor of susa
• guamata


  the magus pretended to be smerdis
• main themes for darius


  identity, divine mandate to rule, legitimacy, absolute authority
• arta


  truth
• drauga


  lie
• behishtun 1 identity, legitamacy

  i am darius, the great king, kimg of kings, the king of persia
• darius wives


  atossa, artystone
• teispes


  shared ancestor to cyrus
• satrap


  a provincial governor
• persepolis


  darius capital of persia
• fortification tablets


  administrative cuniform texts
• treasury tablets


  administrative cuniform texts
• what languages is behishtun written in

  persian, babylonian, elamite
• behishtun 5


  by the grace of ahuramazda i am king
• apadana


  a great columned audience hall
• foundation charter


  inscription
• yauna


  a great apadana 23 nations
• democedes


  greek doctor in living in persia
• HDT 3.134 true man


  to show the persians that they have a man to rule them
• HDT 3.134 justify campaign

  "leave them no leisure to plot against you"
• why is atossa persuading darius unlikely

  women do not have a voice, doctor like with cambyses
• militaides


  athenian tyrant